The 6-foot-8 Mpetshi Perricard bettered the previous Wimbledon mark of 148 mph, by Taylor Dent in 2010. Fritz, though, not only managed to put his return in play, but also eventually won the point.

The Dane became tantlizing close to doing it this spring, when he was runner up at Indian Wells and won Barcelona, beating Alcaraz in the final, but he followed with a disappointing grass-court season ...

Holger Rune made a winning start at the Masters 1000 event in Toronto. The young Dane bested Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6, 6-3 in an hour and 16 minutes for his 48th Masters 1000 win.

However, Shelton ran out of steam during Sunday's finals match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Mpetshi Perricard defeated the six-seed Shelton in straight sets: 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz’s match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard — who hit a tournament-record 153 mph serve — in Wimbledon’s first round was suspended after four sets on Monday night in case they ...